Middle East conflict

FILE PHOTO: A man holds an Egyptian flag during a rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 25, 2011. Egypt's new military rulers, promising to guard against "counter-revolution", faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo. REUTERS/Peter Andrews/File Photo
World+Biz

What is the Arab Spring, and how did it start?

A rebel fighter holds his weapon as he stands in front of a military vehicle in Menagh, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Middle East

Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon's Hezbollah stays out: sources

Palestinians sit amid rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip December 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Hamas-Israel war

Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza ceasefire push, looting halts aid

Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Middle East

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon: Lebanese officials

Passersby chat in front of an electric board displaying the Nikkei stock average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil slides on Mideast respite, yen down as Japan govt loses majority

Representational Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Gold breaks above $2,700 to record high

World Bank President Ajay Banga speaks during an interview with Reuters in Washington, US, October 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Global Economy

World Bank's Banga says wider war in Mideast would impact global economy

Children's toys as seen among rubble at Ahmed Al-Khatib's apartment, whose wife and daughter were injured at the strike site, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
Middle East

Fear engulfs Beirut residents after Israel expands deadly strikes into city centre

Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
Middle East

Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Israel

A view shows houses and buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City, 10 October 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Panorama

International law: A gun without bullets

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address, Lebanon, September 19, 2024, in this screenshot taken from a video. Photo: Al-Manar TV via REUTERS/File photo
Middle East

Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold firearms next to a poster of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, at the rally to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
Middle East

US passes message to Iran not to escalate at 'critical moment' for Middle East

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is responding to questions from MPs during the Prime Minister's scheduled question answer session in parliament on Wednesday (8 May). File Photo: PID
Bangladesh

Conflicting situation in Middle East may affect Bangladesh economy: PM